Direction signal



May 11 1926. 1,583,8564 f J. G. Ross DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed NOV 21 1923 2 Sheets-Shet 1 May l1 1926.

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Patented May 11, 1926.

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This invention relates to an improved di rection signal of the` general character shown in Patent No. 1,449,297, issued to lme March 20, '1923, and seeks', among other objects,

to provide a signal embodying mounting for the indicators. oi

an improved the device so that said indicators may be yshifted manu.-

ally without appreciable eiort.

The `invention seeks, as a/urther object,

to provide a signalA wherein vvt he ,indicators tracted.

.A nd the invention seeks, as a still further ob]ect, to provide -a signal wherein,

when .the indicators ,arep-roj ect lamps upon the indicatorsw'ill ed, the signal vvbe energized while, when the indicators areretractedJ said lamps will 'be extinguished;

kOther and.. incidental objects will y Vappear hereinafter. v In th drawings Figure 1 is aiifel-evationl` showing my improved ,signal mounted at the wind shield of a finotor vehicle,-

base or' the Figureis anf edgeelevation of the *iront l plate of the signal easing,

Figure 3 is an elevation ofthesignal cas-` ing, the

iront rp'late being removed,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device,

the indieatorflamp the hoi'ising lbeing removed,

Figuref is line .6-36 'of rection of the arrows,

Figure 7 is a detail line `7-`7 of 4Figure 3, klooking tion loli' the arrows,

Figure 5 is 4a detail. elevation of `onel of housings,y one section of a detail sectional view on the Figure 1, looking in' the disectional view on `the 4in the 'direc- Figuie 8 is a detail sectional Vview on 'the line ,F8-48 ofFigure 4, llooking in the direction` of the arrows, and

Figure Slis a lraginentary elevation pai'- tieularly showing the spring lugs employed Jfor yieldably locking the indi device.

caters of the In carryingzthe invention vinto effect, I employ vanwoblong casing 10, rectangular in cross section,l and closing they `casing at its orward sid e ,is `a ,removable iront plate 11.

Formed in the side walls of the cas rigrieress the transveresslote lf2 and, entendi casing between said slots are rollersf'coinprising end rollers 13 and/a center roller '14. These rollers are preferably rubber covered anchas broughtvoutin Figure', said rollers are formed at their, ends with' trunnions j our]- naled vin the slots'j12, the rollers being, oi course, removablegat the `forward side of the casing. Formedin the roller 14 are, as

best shown in Figures 7 and :8,spaced annu'-V lar groovesl, and resting'uponall of'said rollers are indicators v designated lor` .coni venience at 16 and 17 re spectively. The side walls ofthe casing are'rpurther providedwith transverse slots 18 somewhat Vshorter than the .slots 12 and extending acrossthe'casing between said rslots'ai'e rollers 19` and20 bear- .ing against Vthe `forward,sides of the v'indicators. These rollers are similarto the rollers 13 and 1.4, beingprovidedat their 'ends with trunnions journaled 'in the Vslots18, @and formed onthe frontplalte 1l' otfthe casing near the edges y thereof adapted to .removably bear againstV said-'trunni rollers in place.

are Apairs yoit lugs 5,21 yit .in said slots jto ons for retaining :the

Thus, 'the indicators will 'be confined betweenthe. rollers aiidz1j4 at vone side of the casingandthe rollers 1,91and :2O at the opposite side of the casing to be supported tby said rollersjior free I'longitudinal movement. Extending between the 'backwall of the casinb 0f and the oplate *11,

iiear'th'e .ends of the casing,areiollers 22 )bearing againstthe inner edges oitlie'indicatorsvtor guiding said indicators in Atheir Y longitudinal movement 4These Arollers lare similar to .the other rollers used and are provided at Atheir sides, Vthe indicators `ends withv trunriions ournaled through-.the :back wall of `the 'casing' and through said plate.

At 'their' itorward are equipped with double-faced yieldablle wedging members 23 and 24 respectively fto rollers 19 and 20.

at the ends-ofthe casin beneath saidrollers for cooperate p with the will be seen. 4,when vthe indicators are shifted,V outwardly `.to 4project g, tlre outer inclined limiting "the ind-icators in their' outward .movement while, `when the indicators 'are 1retr acted, the inner :in-

cli'ne'd :portions ofsaill1 'members will as .beneath said .rollers inward binding of the indicators when shifted inwardly, stops 25 are provided upon the top and bottom walls, of the casing for engagement by the inner ends of the indicators. Preferably, the indicator 16 is provided at its inner edge with a longitudinal slot 26 while the indicator 17 is provided at its inner edge with a tongue 27 fitting in said Vslot to slidably connect the indicators with each other. y

Mounted upon the indicators at their outer ends are preferably arrow-shaped signal casings 29 pointing toward the right and left, respectively. As brought out in Figure 6, they signal casings are each formed of mating side sections having' marginal 'flanges 30 fitting one within the other conneet-ing the sections, while the side walls of the sections are, as shown in Figure 5, cut away to define window openings 31 arrow-shaped in outline. Overlying said .openings are transparencies 32 secured againstY said side walls by lugs 33. The signal casingsare secured upon the outer ends of the indicators in any suitable manner and mounted in the outer terminals of the indicators are lamp sockets 34. These sockets may be of any approved design, and

' removably mounted in said sockets are signal lamps 35. Extending longitudinally of the indicators from the inner ends of the sockets 24, are channels 36 terminating in recesses'37 and set into the outer side walls of said recesses are, as shown in detail in Figure 8, insulating blocks 38. Mounted upon said blocks are contact blades 39 and connected to said blades are wires 401er;- tending through the channels 36 toY corresponding terminals of the sockets 34, it being noted that the blades are positioned to pass freely through the grooves 15 on the roller 14 when the indicators are shifted. Connected to the other corresponding terminals of said sockets are wires 42 electrically grounded to the indicators 16 and 17. Set into the back wall of the casing are, as shown in detailin Figure 8, insulating blocks 43 on which are mounted pairs of spring contact fingers 44 and connected to said pairs of fingers is a feed Wire 45. Thus, as will be seen, when the indicator 16 is shifted outwardly forA signaling an intention offthe driver to turn to the right, the contact blade of said indicator will be moved to engage between one of the pairs of fingers 44 for energizing the lamp within the signal casing of said indicator so that the signal casing will,.accordingly, be illuminated and will thus be readily visible.

,"Siinilarly, when the indicator 17 is shifted outwardly for indicating an intention to turn to the left, the signal casing of said indicator will be illuminated, the device accordingly being highly eficient.

" ,Formed in the front plate l1 of the casing are, as shown in Figure 1, parallel longi- 't tudmal slots 46 at the ends of which are pairs ofY spring lugs 47 and extending freely through said slots are handles 48 screwed into the indicators 16 and 17. The shanks of these handles are disposed to ride between the pairs oflugs 47 so that when the indicators are retracted the pairs of lugs at corresponding ends ofthe slots will thus automatically lock the indicators in retracted position while, whenthe indicators are projected, the pairs of lugs at the opposite corresponding ends of the slots will frictionally engage the Shanks of the handles for automatically locking the indicators projected. In use, the handles are, of course, grasped for shifting the indicators and, as will be appreciated, only a slight pressure on the handles will be required to overcome the tensionof the spring lugs 47. As suggested in Figure 1, the device is preferably mount ed upon a motor vehicle at the base of the wind shield thereof vso that the handles may be readily reached from the drivers seat and, of course, the indicators are of such length that, when said indicators Vare projected, the indicators will extend at the sides of the vehicle so as to be readily visible.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: Y

, 1. A direction signal including a casing, indicators shiftable longitudinally within the casing to project at the ends thereof, rollers journaled within the` casing and bearing against opposite side faces of the n indicators whereby to conline the indicators to rectilinear paths, and yieldable wedging members on the indicators between some of the rollers adapted to engage said rollers whereby to limit the longitudinal movement of the indicators.

2. A direction signal including a casing, rollers journaled therein, indicators shift able longitudinally within the casingto project at the ends thereof, and confined by and between said rollers, and other rollers journaled within the casing near its ends to bear against the inner edges of the indicators and engaging end portions thereof' to limit their inward movement.

3. A direction signal including a casing having a front plate provided wit-lt longitudinal slots and formed at the ends of said slots with pairs of spring lugs, indicators slidably mounted in the casing and shiftable outwardly to project at the ends of the casing as well as inwardly housed within the' casing, and handles for the indicators projecting through said slots, the handles being movable between said pairs of lugs for yieldably locking the indicators at the end of their movement inopposite directions. ,i 4. In a direction signal, the combination of a easing having a Wall thereof provided said pair of lugs to be yieldably gripped with a. slot and formed at one end oi Said thereby ior locking the indicator against slot with a pair of spring lugs integral with movement.

said Wall, an Vindicator' shiftable in the cas- In testimony whereof I alix my signaing to project at one end thereof, and a ture. handle fixed to the indicator to freely project through said slot and movable 'between JAMES Gr. ROSS. [11. s.] 

